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Re: Paul George to participate in dunk contest

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Re: Paul George to participate in dunk contest

Hopefully he will leave the lights on this time so people can actually see the dunk.

Apparently that dunk was supposed to feature a glowing basketball, but that didn't work out for whatever reason. Had that ball been glowing green like the rest of the glow-in-the-dark stuff was, then it might have worked. But without it, it just flopped.

Re: Paul George to participate in dunk contest

Apparently that dunk was supposed to feature a glowing basketball, but that didn't work out for whatever reason. Had that ball been glowing green like the rest of the glow-in-the-dark stuff was, then it might have worked. But without it, it just flopped.

I'd pay a decent chunk of money to purchase that jersey he wore for the dunk contest though.

And if that little midget plays a role in stealing PG's dunk title again.....

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Re: Paul George to participate in dunk contest

I thought PG's Tron dunk was pretty sweet looking, even if hard to see. Very innovative. Of all the "gimmicky" dunks that have occurred, I thought that one had a lot of potential. I think had he put on more glow-stuff, it would've brought more imagery to it. Like his shoes, wristbands, the ball... all shoulda been glowing. It was still pretty sweet imagery, especially in slow-mo.

And as a side note --- Lance should've made the ASG, period. Can you imagine BornReady in the freelance-style of the ASG? He easily would be the most entertaining player on the court. Isn't that what it's about? Now we get to watch Joe Johnson jack up some spot-up jumpers? Woooooooo......................................

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Re: Paul George to participate in dunk contest

People are just going to whine about how the dunk contest sucks even those these dunks are much harder than what people remember in the "glory days" People are just spoiled. There is nothing wrong with the dunk contest.

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Re: Paul George to participate in dunk contest

I disagree whole-heartedly. As someone who grew up watching dunk contests in the 90s, reaching their pinnacle with Vince Carter in 2000 (the best dunk performance I've ever seen), everything since then has been anemic:

1) They don't attract the superstars anymore. When Jeremy Evans wins an anemic contest, there's something wrong.
2) The dunkers don't seem as polished. They take 5 or even 10+ attempts to nail a dunk. Back in the day, you never saw more than 1-2 missed dunks.
3) The emphasis is more on gimmicks and props instead of just the dunker himself. 'Nique, Jordan, VC... those guys didn't need gimmicks and props. They just needed themselves... and a ball. And everything they did blew anything these newer kids do out of the water. There's little creativity accept using 2-3 balls, or jumping over 2-3 guys half their height...

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Re: Paul George to participate in dunk contest

I disagree whole-heartedly. As someone who grew up watching dunk contests in the 90s, reaching their pinnacle with Vince Carter in 2000 (the best dunk performance I've ever seen), everything since then has been anemic:

1) They don't attract the superstars anymore. When Jeremy Evans wins an anemic contest, there's something wrong.
2) The dunkers don't seem as polished. They take 5 or even 10+ attempts to nail a dunk. Back in the day, you never saw more than 1-2 missed dunks.
3) The emphasis is more on gimmicks and props instead of just the dunker himself. 'Nique, Jordan, VC... those guys didn't need gimmicks and props. They just needed themselves... and a ball. And everything they did blew anything these newer kids do out of the water. There's little creativity accept using 2-3 balls, or jumping over 2-3 guys half their height...

People would say it was boring if they just did those dunks. If the same guys dunked today people would say it was the worst dunk contest ever. Do you know how hard people would hate if someone did his last dunk in a contest today? You always remember things being better than they actually are. I like the idea of not getting multiple attempts though. That does take away quality.

Also, how can you possibly say dunking 2-3 balls at the same time is not impressive? When Javale did that was one of the most impressive dunks I have ever seen.

Re: Paul George to participate in dunk contest

I disagree whole-heartedly. As someone who grew up watching dunk contests in the 90s, reaching their pinnacle with Vince Carter in 2000 (the best dunk performance I've ever seen), everything since then has been anemic:

1) They don't attract the superstars anymore. When Jeremy Evans wins an anemic contest, there's something wrong.
2) The dunkers don't seem as polished. They take 5 or even 10+ attempts to nail a dunk. Back in the day, you never saw more than 1-2 missed dunks.
3) The emphasis is more on gimmicks and props instead of just the dunker himself. 'Nique, Jordan, VC... those guys didn't need gimmicks and props. They just needed themselves... and a ball. And everything they did blew anything these newer kids do out of the water. There's little creativity accept using 2-3 balls, or jumping over 2-3 guys half their height...

Everything has just been done before. You can only jump from the free throw line so many times. If players attempted the dunks you saw in the early 90's people would think it was boring. You see more dunk attempts (misses) because guys are trying to do something different. I believe the gimmicks were introduced to add something new to it. I hate gimmicks though.

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Re: Paul George to participate in dunk contest

The issue of lack of star power is a much bigger deal than quality of dunks IMO. Some of these guys might be fine dunkers, but I really don't care to watch 2 borderline starters, 2 bench guys, and 1 guy who has spent most of the year in a suit every year.

Re: Paul George to participate in dunk contest

VC wasn't necessarily doing anything that hadn't been done before --- it was his flair and power and precision. This is my point. He was an extremely polished dunker. Even PG can lay down a technically difficult dunk, like the Clipper dunk... but he does lack VCs power and flair.

I dunno.... watching PG lose to guys like Jeremy Evans and the big white dude who each needed 10 attempts to land their prop-filled dunks was just a sad affair. There's no way those dunks were "as good", and there's no way I'm whining about it. The dunk contest is a shell of what it used to be. I'm not expecting people to be Vince Carter --- but I do expect these guys to be polished and not need 10 attempts to complete it. I used to look forward to the contest, and now it's tough to handle, the entire production.

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Re: Paul George to participate in dunk contest

I dunno.... watching PG lose to guys like Jeremy Evans and the big white dude who each needed 10 attempts to land their prop-filled dunks was just a sad affair. There's no way those dunks were "as good", and there's no way I'm whining about it. The dunk contest is a shell of what it used to be. I'm not expecting people to be Vince Carter --- but I do expect these guys to be polished and not need 10 attempts to complete it.

They should lose a point, automatically, per attempt. That way there can at least be somewhat of a balance between doing a dunk the dunker knows they can pull off and attempting something that the dunker can only pull off one out of every ten times they try it, that might score high if completed.

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Re: Paul George to participate in dunk contest

Unpopular opinion alert: Dunk contests in general don't really do anything for me - superstars or no. To me, VC's contest was probably the best I've seen, but still pales in comparison to his Olympic dunk over Bradley. In game, power dunks on top of somebody are always more exciting to me.